Vandalia Elementary School

As previously sent in email and posted on the VES Facebook, there will be a mass distribution of paper materials for students to work on during the school closure period from March 31-April 7. This will occur on Tuesday, March 31 from 9:00-12:00 and 3:00-6:00 in the VES circle drive. Please stay in your car through the circle drive and a VES staff member will hand you your child's materials. We will not be accepting paper materials and the log that you will have completed by then as we do not want to take in any materials from the outside due to health and safety reasons. When the school closure is complete you will be turning in all the completed materials and time logs at one time. This distribution of materials will include PreK through 2nd grade. Since 3rd grade is mostly working through Google Classroom via their Chromebooks, the parents of 3rd graders do not need to come to this mass distribution unless you have made special arrangements to get a paper packet with your child's specific teacher ahead of time The 3rd grade teachers will continue to provide assignments and instruction via the Google Classroom. If you have questions please email your child's teacher or Mrs. Mesnard at smesnard@vandals203.org

Please read the following message from Fayette County Health Department, Fayette County Hospital, & Fayette County Emergency Management Agency. #VandalStrong

Good afternoon VES students, parents, and staff, I hope you all had a great weekend and spent time with your family safely inside your house, at least for the most part. My teachers and I have received your emails and phone calls and have been happy to respond when one of you needs help. This elearning is definitely different than what we are used to, but it's also been interesting and rewarding in many ways. Many of you wrote me messages on Facebook in response to my video and I thank you for reaching out. I will try to do a video every few days so that we can stay in touch. When we originally sent home materials (on Monday, March 16) we sent home enough to last through March 30. Now that we know the school closure is mandated through April 7, we need to get some more materials in your hands. My teachers will be spending this week preparing those materials and continuing to prepare lessons in Google Classroom and online at a variety of websites. The following information is so that you will know how to get those materials from us as well as a few other important details. Tuesday, March 24-April 7- the VES office will be open from 10:00-1:00 daily. Mr. Emerick, Miss Terri, Miss Lori, and myself will be available during those hours for questions. Of course you can always email any VES staff member at any time of the day and we will respond to your question as soon as possible. Tuesday, March 31 - There will be a mass distribution of paper materials from 9:00-12:00 and 3:00-6:00 from the circle drive at VES. A VES staff member will hand you the materials for your child from the front door of VES. This includes PreK-3rd grade. I will see you on March 31! Until then, remember not to get bogged down by the amount of hours you are spending on the assignments. Just make sure you do some Reading, Writing, and Math each day and if your children are enjoying the online games and activities, by all means, let them play them as those games are educational as well as entertaining. - Mrs. Mesnard, VES Principal

VES Students, Teachers, and Parents, I want to let you know that you can also contact our VES Technology teacher Mrs. Donaldson is you have questions about your elearning. She can be contacted at jdonaldson@vandals203.org.

Letter to Families on Stay Home Order from the Governor and what it means for Vandalia C.U.S.D. #203.

Evans Public Library has just updated it's website with free learning resources and ebook sources that have recently been made accessible to public libraries. Check them out at https://evanspubliclibrary.org/.

Let go of the stress right now the e-learning and packets might be causing. Instead, let's share our stories on social media how we can do our BEST together. Do this by posting and use #VandalStrong and #ILSchoolsStepUp. We can do this! I know we can.

Dear Parents- We are experiencing something new to all of us and doing the best we can in this current situation. My ask is do the best you can with the e-learning and packets. Don't get bogged down with the detals such as the 300 minutes or the exact times to sign-in.

Bus riders will be called with the specific time to be at their stop in the morning for lunch pickup. If your student does not ride a bus, you can pick up the lunch from 4 locations between 11:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m. Locations are VJHS, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln Schools.

Bus riders will be called with the specifc time to be at their stop in the morning for lunch pickup. If your student does not ride a bus, you can pick up the lunch from 4 locations between 11:00 a.m to 12:30 p.m. Locations are VJHS, Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln Schools.

VCUSD #203 Meal Distribution Plan

E-Learning Materials are being sent home today with each student. Students in grades 2-12 are being sent home with a Chromebook and a Charger to help with E-learning activities. Students and Parents: Please check your emails as more specific information will be sent daily.

All delivery orders for the Grab and Go lunch tomorrow are due by noon today. Otherwise parents/guardians will need to pick up at VJHS tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. You can still signup after the deadline (noon today) It will be available the next day (3.18.2020) for delivery.

Good morning. The Grab and Go lunch option will begin tomorrow. We will be sharing more details later today with the exact locations for the meal delivery service. Transportation and Cafeteria staff have worked hard over the weekend to make this happen!

If your child is absent from school on Monday, March 16 you may come to school to pick up their e learning materials beginning at 3:30 today. Their materials may or may not be ready before then and my teachers will not be available to distribute these things to parents as they will be teaching all day today. All students who are in attendance today will be coming home with their elearning materials and instructions today.

The limo ride to Pizza Hut, the cookie dough distribution, the 2nd grade musical, and the Dodgeball Tourney that were all scheduled in March at VES have been canceled. Every effort will be made to reschedule these events as soon as possible.

Please complete the Grab and Go lunch form. If transportation is a barrier, we are working on delivery routes. If your school-age child attends a daycare when school is not in session, this is an option too. We are all in this together. https://forms.gle/BxFfK2aLFmiEpFzP8

Please complete the Grab and Go lunch request form by this Sunday at noon. We need to get a head count ASAP with the announcment of the mandated school closure. https://forms.gle/BxFfK2aLFmiEpFzP8

The Governor has given the directive/mandate that all schools both public and private will be closed from March 17th to March 30th. We will have school on Monday, March 16th. More details to follow.

In the event of a school closure for COVID-19, we will be serving a Grab and Go lunch. Please fill out this quick Google Form to sign-up for the Grab and Go Student Lunch program in the event the school is closed due to COVID-19. https://forms.gle/BxFfK2aLFmiEpFzP8